Trekkies in Love by therumjournals (nc-17)

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Fandom: STAR TREK RPF
Pairing: Chris Pine/Zachary Quinto
Length: 6900
Author on LJ: therumjournals
Author Website: Masterlist
Why this must be read:  LtCmdrZach and jtk1980 meet up at a Star Trek convention in 1997. An AU where Zach and Chris are Trekkies Trekkers- do I really need to sell this? Trust me, it- and it's two sequels- are awesome.

The cashier at McDonalds raised an eyebrow at them and snapped her gum as they ordered. “What are you guys, like, Trekkies or something?” she asked.

“Trekkers,” Chris and Zach corrected, and they glanced at each other, smiling in solidarity.

The cashier shrugged. “Whatever.”

“So,” Zach asked, as they took their trays and sat down at a small table by the window. “Do you have a girlfriend?”

Chris snorted, nearly choking on his milkshake. “What do you think?”

Zach shrugged as he played with a fry. “I don’t know.”

“No. Not that I really want one, anyway,” Chris said. Zach looked at him, waiting. “Like I mean there was this one girl at school that talked to me sometimes. And she invited me over to her house to watch TNG. And during a commercial I was telling her about how I had done this whole graph to try to figure out the stardates and stuff and she seemed really bored. So then I asked her what she thought about Picard’s style of leadership versus Kirk’s and she told me she’s never even seen The Original Series, and she just watches TNG because she thinks Wesley is cute, and I was like ‘oh my god, do not talk to me, please’. You know?”

Zach was cracking up into his cheeseburger and shaking his head. “That’s messed up.”

“I know, right! So, I’ve like given up on girls or whatever.”

“Oh my god, was that the night you posted that rant in the forum about how you can’t wait until it’s the future where people care more about leadership ability and loyalty than about physical appearance?”

Chris blushed. “Uh, yeah. You read that?”

“’course,” Zach said. “I thought…actually…never mind.”

“What?”

Zach shook his head. “Nothing. I just…well, I kinda thought you posted that because you were ugly or something.” He caught Chris’s eye. “But you’re totally not.”

Chris blushed even harder. “Oh. Uh. Thanks?” He glanced at his watch. “We should probably get back if we want good seats.”

“Yeah.”



Trekkies in Love